Show-Me Sunday Testimonial
During October 2011, the Sunday School at First Baptist Church in Kirksville was challenged to reach their highest attendance in the last two years. The reward for reaching that goal: The Pastor, Bro. Marty Joplin & Sunday School Director, Paulette Thompson would eat a bowl of sauerkraut (which they both despise). The pastor’s challenge was this: “I realize that it is painful for many people to get the words to an invitation out of their mouths. Therefore, if you will take that step and see how sweet it can be to invite someone to your Bible study group, Paulette and I will put something sour in our mouths – a bowl of sauerkraut.” The October 30th attendance exceeded the goal by 1 and so a dish of the finest kraut was served immediately following the sermon and invitation. Side note: Neither one of them developed a taste for sauerkraut from this!
